When demand for a factory's products is high, more money is spent at the factory for safety precautions and machinery maintenance than demand is low. Thus the average number of on-the-job accidents per employee each month should be bower during periods when demand is high than when demand is low and less money is available for safety precautions and machinery maintenance. Which of the following,if true about a factory when demand for its product is high casts the most serious doubt on the conclusion drawn above?

When demand for a factory's products is high, more money is spent at the factory for safety precautions and machinery maintenance than demand is low. Thus the average number of on-the-job accidents per employee each month should be bower during periods when demand is high than when demand is low and less money is available for safety precautions and machinery maintenance. Which of the following,if true about a factory when demand for its product is high casts the most serious doubt on the conclusion drawn above? Correct Answer Its management hires new workers but lacks the time to train them properly.

Work through the Answers, moving from Wrong to Right. Let’s take a look : (a) This has no impact on safety Eliminate. (b) This could definitely be bad for safety! If we have high demand and spend more on safety, but then tire new workers and don’t properly train then this could provide factor that leads to more accidents. Leave it in, try to eliminate other choices. (c) This has no impact on safety Eliminate. (d) This is probably relevant, but makes the factory more safe. It actually strengthens Eliminate. (e) Same probably as (d).If it is relevant at all, it strengthens Eliminate. So, indeed, we’re left with (b). The above process of finding answer is called process of elimination.

Related Questions

In the question below, are given a statement followed by three courses of actions numbered I, II and III. On the basis of the information given, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the following suggested courses of actions logically follow(s) for pursuing. Statement: Starting October, all new cars will have pedestrian safety features, including new design of the bonnet, to reduce impact on pedestrians during accidents. Advanced safety features are needed in all vehicles in India as vehicle safety cannot be confined to luxury vehicles only. Around 1.5 lakh people are killed in road accidents every year in the country, nearly 60% of them are pedestrians.  Courses of action: I. The government has set a target to reduce the number of road deaths by half in the next two years. The ministry of road transport and highways has been issuing new safety standards for the automobiles along with eliminating the black spots on national highways.  II. By next month, all new cars will have pedestrian safety feature, including new design of the bonnet, to reduce impact on pedestrians during accidents.  III. Ministry of road transport and Highways is planning to implement all safety features in vehicles with active support of vehicle manufacturers. Electronic stability control (ESC) and autonomous emergency braking (AEB) will be incorporated in new vehicles by 2022.
Answer the question on the basis of the given information. Businesses are suffering because of lack of money available for development loans.To help businesses,the government plans to modify the income- tax structure in order to induce individual tax payers to put a larger portion of their incomes into retirement savings accounts, because as more money is deposited in such accounts, more money becomes available to borrowers. Which of the following, if true, raises the most serious doubt regarding the effectiveness of the government's plan to increase the amount of money available for development loans for businesses?